On Good Citizenship, or Don’t be a Pig

One of the issues have with some of the frugality blogs out there–and don’t get me wrong, I love reading them–is the excitement? Pride? Exhortation? to take advantage of free things.  It especially bothers me when I know that the author is no longer struggling financially.

I should point out that as I write this, I have just taken advantage of free admission to a museum while staying (for free) at a relative’s home in another city.  So I get the appeal of the cheap/free treat.

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Ten Steps to Future Me

Last week I rambled a bit about finding something to retire to, rather than focusing on retiring from.  Also about (re)building a life that I can enjoy now, rather than waiting until .  I also mentioned that I am taking a small pay cut, to get a little more time back in my life.  The big question is: how will I use that time well?

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